Rapa Nui Notes 3 - Easter Island...
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3 Rapa Nui Notes is an international newsletter published four times per year for the benefitof all those interested in the archaeology and anthropology of Easter Island. Correspondence, briefarticles, photo- graphs, drawings, reviews of books and films, announcements of conferences and publications, and related materials are invited, but we cannot be responsible for unsolicited items or anythingsubmitted withoutadequate return postage or International Reply Coupon. Subscriptionrates: US 4 issues $12; foreign 4 issues $20 sent airmail; US funds only, please. Address: Georgia Lee, Ph.D., Rapa Nui Notes, P.O. Box 1275, San Luis Obispo CA 93406 USA. ISSN 0890-2097 ©Georgia Lee 1987 S PRING, 1987 News Briefs In This Issue ... Rapa Nui Notes From Santiago comes the news about exciting discoveries at the site of Anakena. An international crew, headed by Thor Heyerdahl, has been excavating at that site and recently disclosed that they have found evidence of several occupation levels, some of them dating from the earliest period. Trenches disclosed distinct levels and included organic material which can be dated. Fragments of eyes of moai were recovered from, it is said, the "first period". It is believed that the levels extend from the 5th century A.D. until contact by Europeans. We will have more about these finds in our next issue of Rapa Nui Notes. Another ship has gone aground on the is land. The ·Panama Bay,· which was removing some of the heavy equipment used for the runway extension, suffered serious damage on the 15th of January when heavy swells forced it onto on the rocks near Anakena. A tugboat from Panama is enroute to assist with its removal. If you were on the island in July-August of 1983, you will remember the amazing sight of the huge lumber carrier, "Regent Oak," which crashed on the rocks just off the village of Hanga Roa. Efforts to repair her failed, and she was towed out to sea and sunk. Last winter, a private sailboat from Tahiti was wrecked near Ana Kai Tangata. These events are cited as evidence of the vital need for construction of a safe harbor/anchorage on the island. Rumors are that the major roads of the island are to be paved at last. Different types of paving are now being tested. Legends Linked to Rock Art Edmundo Edwards Returns Cousteau in Rapa Nui Video Rent-A-Sheep Mowers The era of sheep ranching on Rapa Nui is finally over, and has been replaced by cattle ranching. The herds of sheep--up to 70,000 head--which former ly roamed the island have been eliminated as unproductive and damaging to the island's fragile environment. When the decision was made, the origina I solution was to simply shoot them. However, an outcry from the islanders caused cooler heads to prevail, and the sheep were sold instead, for $10. a head. Most were promptly barbequed but one enterprising Rapa Nui had a brainstorm: he rents out sheep as an alternative to cutting grass, and they can be seen in various yards, tied to a cement block, happily munching in a wide circle. They do need some monitoring as they tend to go after flowers and everything else within reach. This is a charming alternative to power mowers and typical of the Rapanui who tend to maximize their options. Another Mystery Object A different sort of statuary now graces the road going inland from the mercado. It was placed there as an architectural project from. the University of Chile's architecture department: its purpose is to help "beautify· the island. I must say it is unique, and brought us to a screeching halt the first time we saw it. It is constructed of 2 large lumps of volcanic tuff, elevated on 14 brass rods, and looms some 10 feet tall. Conservators at Work A professional art conservator, Maria Eugenia Van de Maele, has been working with some preservation problems associated with paintings on the island. She is involved in a program of conservation funded by UNESCO, and to date she has cleaned and used preservation technology on the painted slabs from Orongo, now in the island' s museum. Deposits of salts are one of the main problems with these artifacts. As for Ana Kai Tangata, it is hoped that a substance can be injected into the painted slabs in order to keep them from falling. In December the Chilean newpaper, El Mercurio, announced the beginning of a ten-year project to treat the island's statues in order to prevent further erosion. The first of 336 moai to be restored is Kio'e, which is located near Tahai and the Museum. This project is taking place under the Direccion de Bibliotecas, Archivos y Museos, and in collaboration with the United Nations and a German chemical firm. An organic consolidating material is to be applied to the moai; this substance will replace the natural binding in the tufa, eliminate acccumulated water from the stone, and prevent further erosion. The art conservator in charge is Dr. Michael Roth, whose past projects include work on the caves of Altamira in Spain and the restoration of the Pieta. The island's newest architectural project Universidad de Chile. sculpture, created as an by students from the
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3Rapa Nui Notes is an international newsletter published four times per year for the benefit of all thoseinterested in the archaeology and anthropology ofEaster Island. Correspondence, briefarticles, photographs, drawings, reviews of books and films, announcements of conferences and publications, andrelated materials are invited, but we cannot be responsible for unsolicited items or anything submittedwithout adequate return postage or International Reply Coupon. Subscription rates: US 4 issues $12;foreign 4 issues $20 sent airmail; US funds only, please. Address: Georgia Lee, Ph.D., Rapa Nui Notes,P.O. Box 1275, San Luis Obispo CA 93406 USA.
ISSN 0890-2097 ©Georgia Lee 1987 SPRING, 1987News Briefs In This Issue . . .
Rapa Nui Notes
From Santiago comes the news about excitingdiscoveries at the site of Anakena. An internationalcrew, headed by Thor Heyerdahl, has been excavatingat that site and recently disclosed that they havefound evidence of several occupation levels, some ofthem dating from the earliest period. Trenchesdisclosed distinct levels and included organicmaterial which can be dated. Fragments of eyes ofmoai were recovered from, it is said, the "firstperiod". It is believed that the levels extend fromthe 5th century A.D. until contact by Europeans. Wewill have more about these finds in our next issue ofRapa Nui Notes.
Another ship has gone aground on the is land.The ·Panama Bay,· which was removing some of theheavy equipment used for the runway extension,suffered serious damage on the 15th of January whenheavy swells forced it onto on the rocks nearAnakena. A tugboat from Panama is enroute to assistwith its removal.
If you were on the island in July-August of1983, you will remember the amazing sight of the hugelumber carrier, "Regent Oak," which crashed on therocks just off the village of Hanga Roa. Efforts torepair her failed, and she was towed out to sea andsunk. Last winter, a private sailboat from Tahitiwas wrecked near Ana Kai Tangata. These events arecited as evidence of the vital need for constructionof a safe harbor/anchorage on the island.
Rumors are that the major roads of the islandare to be paved at last. Different types of pavingare now being tested.
Legends Linked to Rock ArtEdmundo Edwards ReturnsCousteau in Rapa Nui Video
Rent-A-Sheep MowersThe era of sheep ranching on Rapa Nui is finally
over, and has been replaced by cattle ranching. Theherds of sheep--up to 70,000 head--which former lyroamed the island have been eliminated asunproductive and damaging to the island's fragileenvironment.
When the decision was made, the origina Isolution was to simply shoot them. However, anoutcry from the islanders caused cooler heads toprevail, and the sheep were sold instead, for $10. ahead. Most were promptly barbequed but oneenterprising Rapa Nui had a brainstorm: he rents outsheep as an alternative to cutting grass, and theycan be seen in various yards, tied to a cement block,happily munching in a wide circle. They do need somemonitoring as they tend to go after flowers andeverything else within reach. This is a charmingalternative to power mowers and typical of theRapanui who tend to maximize their options.
Another MysteryObject
A different sort of statuary now graces the roadgoing inland from the mercado. It was placed thereas an architectural project from. the University ofChile's architecture department: its purpose is tohelp "beautify· the island. I must say it is unique,and brought us to a screeching halt the first time wesaw it. It is constructed of 2 large lumps ofvolcanic tuff, elevated on 14 brass rods, and loomssome 10 feet tall.
Conservators at WorkA professional art conservator, Maria Eugenia
Van de Maele, has been working with some preservationproblems associated with paintings on the island.She is involved in a program of conservation fundedby UNESCO, and to date she has cleaned and usedpreservation technology on the painted slabs fromOrongo, now in the island' s museum. Deposits ofsalts are one of the main problems with theseartifacts. As for Ana Kai Tangata, it is hoped thata substance can be injected into the painted slabs inorder to keep them from falling.
In December the Chilean newpaper, El Mercurio,announced the beginning of a ten-year project totreat the island's statues in order to preventfurther erosion. The first of 336 moai to berestored is Kio'e, which is located near Tahai andthe Museum. This project is taking place under theDireccion de Bibliotecas, Archivos y Museos, and incollaboration with the United Nations and a Germanchemical firm. An organic consolidating material isto be applied to the moai; this substance willreplace the natural binding in the tufa, eliminateacccumulated water from the stone, and preventfurther erosion. The art conservator in charge isDr. Michael Roth, whose past projects include work onthe caves of Altamira in Spain and the restoration ofthe Pieta.
The island's newestarchitectural projectUniversidad de Chile.
sculpture, created as anby students from the
Society Expeditions has a 15 day cruise, "In
2Of Geneology,Placenames
Legends Linked toRapa Nui Rock Art
In conjunction with the 1986 Field Season todocument rock art on Rapa Nui, many legendsconcerning specific sites were collected. We aregrateful to Guillermo [Keremo) Ika. who workedclosely with our project. Keremo helped us locatesites, determined place names for many of them. andrecorded legends about them. These legends came fromvarious elderly islanders, and were recorded on tape,in Rapa Nui. Keremo then translated them into Spanish,and currently these are being translated intoEnglish. It is hoped that a small publication can bemade with the legends in Eng 1ish and Spanish, andillustrated by our drawings of the specificpetroglyphs.
A long-time island resident from Chile, NicoWilkins, and islander Iralia Tuki Pakarati, areworking together to record ancient placenames from
~ ano-ther of the -island's culture-beEre"rs,-Jose FatiPuarakei. A detailed map is being prepared, showingthe place names of natural features as well asancient sites. Legends connected with them are beingcollected on tape, in Rapanui, and then translatedinto Spanish. It is hoped that this "Topomimia ofEaster Island" will someday be published with anaccompanying English translation.
Two works by islanders are now in progress andmay be of considerable interest to scholars concernedwith Rapa Nui placenames and clan divisions. One isby Alberto Hotus Chavez, who is one of the culturebearers of the island. A native islander, Albertostowed away at age 18 and became a hospital attendantin Chile. Eventually he returned to the island andfor the past 10 years has worked on a corrected,contemporary version of the ancient territorialdivisions of the prehistoric population. His resultsdiffer from the lineage divisions as reported byRoutledge and Metraux, and includes geneologicallists and a description of each family's history. Atthis time, an English translation is being worked onby Edmundo Edwards and Alberto hopes that it can alsobe translated into French. It is rumored that it maybe published in New Zealand.
Chile andBroadwaytime is
a 15 day trip toends in Santiago,
days on the island.11496, Eugene, OR
Two other tours, each of 28 days duration,include Easter Island as part of an extensivestghtseeing trip that a Iso-takes i11- many parts ofSouth America, including sites in Chile, Peru,Argentina, and Ecuador. (Hemphill Harris Travel.16000 Ventura Blvd. Encino, CA 91436; Travcoa, 875 N.Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL 60611.)
Nature Expeditions also hasEaster Island that begins andChile; this one features 8 full(Nature Expeditions, P.O. Box97440) •
Search of Aku-Aku", which travels betweenEaster Island (Society Expeditions, 723East, Seattle, WA 98102). Very littleactually spent on Easter Island.
Edwards ReturnsMany readers have inquired about Edmundo
Edwards. I am happy to report that he is alive andwell, and has returned to Rapa Nui. His name poppedup in the San Francisco Chronicle's insert Magazine,"Great Escapes." October 26, 1986, in an articlecalled "Marquesas Magic."
Cruise ships have been extending theiritineraries to include Easter Island. Scheduled toarrive in 1987 is the Rotterdam which carries some1500-2000 persons. The potential impact of thisnumber of people staggers the imagination.Fortunately, cruise ships rarely stay more than oneday. We were told that an Italian line ship will becoming, pI us Society Expeditions ships and the SeaCloud--a 4-masted, square-rigged barque.
For those of you who have not met Edmundo, he isa 6th generation Chilean who lived on Rapa Nui for 20years, and was one of the few inhabitants of theisland who spoke English--the result of having anEnglish nanny as a child. His ties to the island goback to an uncle, Bishop Rafael Edwards, who came tothe island in 1916 and whose literary outputinfluenced the press and eventually brought pressureagainst the repressive sheep company which had madelife miserable for the islanders. He was alsoinstrumental in establishing the first lepersanitarium--a project that still involves the Edwardsfamily. *
Cruises Increasing
Before working as an archaeologist for theFrench Government, surveying and documenting sites inboth French Polynesia and in the Marquesas. Edmundowas associated with the Instituto de Estudios of thellniversidad de Chile as an ethno-historian. Hiscurrent plans include lecturing on the SocietyExpedition cruises; spending summers on Rapa Nui. andworking in French polynesia during the wintermonths.
* Readers who are interested in the historicalperiod on the island can refer to a paperback by J.Douglas Porteous, The Modernization of Easter Island,1981; Western Geographic Series 19; Departfi1ent ofGeography. University of Victoria. B.C. Canada.
Estaban Schantz???Does anyone out there know the whereabouts of
Estaban Schantz, a Chilean meteorologist who was onEaster Island when the original airstrip was built?He recorded the petroglyph site which was destroyedfor the runway, and this information could be veryimportant. So far, attempts to locate him have beenfruitless.
It appears that many of the petroglyphs we haverecorded refer to legends and it is of vitalimportance to collect these while they are stillremembered.
These two pikea. or crab-like figures. areassociated with alegend, according to Keremo IkaAraki. The one on the left represents an "aku-aku"spirit and is known as "pikea uri a tangata honu";the other is called "pikea uri a hau maka 0 Hiva."These are located near the ruins of an old ahu aboveand wes t of Anakena beach. and are among the manypetroglyphs recorded during the 1986 field season.
PublicationsThe Bollettino del Centro Camuno di Studi
PreistoricL Vol. XXII, 1986, has an articleentitled, ftEaster Island: Recent ArchaeologicalResearch ft , pg. 69-90; by Georgia Lee. It is lavishlyillustrated, including 4 pages in full color [oh, thejoys of Italian publications!]. Regretfully, thepublisher left out all photo credits, for which Iapologize; several of the pictures they used werefrom former participants in my projects. My thanksgo to Bill Hyder, Mark Oliver, and Marcia Opal, allof whom are unsung contributors to the article'sphotographic impact.
The Journal of New World Archaeology has a recentissue, entirely on the SUbject of Easter Island. Thisis Vol.7 No.1, August 1986, and is available from theInstitute of Archaeology, Kinsey Hall, University ofCalifornia, 405 Hilgard, Los Angeles, CA 90024.Papers include: ftIntroduction,ft by Sergio Rapu; ftRedScoria on Easter Island: Sculpture, Artifacts andArchitecture, ft by Jo Anne Van Tilburg; ftResidentialSettlements, History of Rapa Nui South CoastalPlane," by Christopher Stevenson and ClaudioCristino; "The Birdman Motif of Easter Island, ft byGeorgia Lee; and ftpipi and Pure: Ethno-archaeology ofthe Rapa Nui Shell Industry," by Joan Seaver.
The Washington Post carried an article about thelate Bob Alexander on September 13th of last year.His collection of Easter Island material has gone tothe Smithsonian's Anthropology section. Bob, whostarted his collection years ago at the suggestion ofEdmundo Edwards, was a wonderful source of esotericinformation and we miss him a lot. ftThe CollectedEaster Island Bibliography of Robert P. Alexander" isto be published by the Bishop Museum, co-authored byRobert Alexander and Charles Love.
Word has been received from Germany about a newpublication, Oceania. Edited by Dr. Heide-MargaretEsen-Baur, ftArbeitsgruppe Ozeanien 1985" contains areport by Esen-Baur on the Easter Island congresowhich was held in 1984; other papers deal with Tonga,Samoa, New Hebrides, and New Guinea. This pUblicationcosts $8 U.S., it will be published twice a year, andforeign scholars are urged to submit manuscripts.For information, contact Dr. Esen-Baur atAlbanusstraBe 11, 6242 Kronberg-Schonberg, WestGermany.
An interesting pUblication has been releasedrecently: -Relatos de k Isla de Pascua (A'Amu 0
Rapa Nui), published in 1986 by Editorial AndresBello, Av. Ricardo Lyon 946, Santiago de Chile. Thispaperback book contains stories by 11 Rapanuiauthors, and is an outgrowth of a creative writingworkshop that began in 1984, and taught by Bob andNancy Weber, of the Sumner Institute of Linguistics.The stories are in both Spanish and Rapanui and covera wide range from personal memories to retold legendsto love poetry (333 pages). For information aboutobtaining a copy, write the pUblisher.
In manuscript form is "The Katherine RoutledgeLantern Slide Collection, Easter Island and the SouthPacific. ft This interesting manuscript has the slidesfrom the Routledge expeditions that are now in thecollection of the Museum of Mankind, British Museum.These appear to have been slides used by Mrs.Routledge for lectures, and many are not duplicatedin her pUblications. For information, contactCharles M. Love, Dept. of Geology and Archaeology,Western Wyoming College, Rock Springs, WYO 82901.
The results of a joint study on the so-called"sun stones" at Orongo, as described by Ferdon in"The Ceremonial Site of Orongo ft , Reports of theNorwegian Archaeological Expedition to Easter-Yslandand the South Pacific, Vol. I, fS current~
press. The title of the report is ftEaster Island'sSun Stones: a Critique", by William Liller andGeorgia Lee, and it will appear in the Journal Qi thePolynesian Society, Vol. 96, probably in March orJune of 1987.
3Manuscritos y Documentos Espanoles para la
Historia de la Isla de Pascua by Francisco MellenBlanco has recently-been pUblished. The workreceived special mention from the jury of awards,Cultura Hispanica, in 1983. It is available fromFrancisco Mellen Blanco, c/ Caidos Division Azul, 2;28016 Madrid, Spain. Price is U.S. $40, whichincludes air mail postage.
A paper entitled ftSymbolic Stratigraphy: Rock Artand the monolithic statues of Easter Island", by JoAnne Van Tilburg and Georgia Lee, will be pUblishedin an up-coming issue of~ Archaeology. This workdescribes and discusses the problem of petroglyphsapplied to existing statues, topknots, or ahu. Theftre-use" of certain sacred surfaces in this manner isa subject previously not addressed in Easter Islandresearch.
The March/April (1987) issue of ArchaeologyMagazine will feature an article by Jo Anne VanTilburg titled, "Symbolic Archaeology on EasterIsland: The Integration of Time, Type, Function andMeaning". It is lengthy, comprehensive and profuselyillustrated.
Ana Maria Arredondo has a paper concerning therei-miro in print. It is titled, ftUn ornamentopectoral pascuense representado en los petroglyphs" ,IN: Estudios en arte rupestre, Aldunate del S.,Carlos; Jose Berenguer R.; and Victoria Castro R.,eds. Published by the Museo Chileno de ArtePrecolombino, Casilla 3687, Santiago, 1985.
Ana Maria is currently working on a paperconcerning the late Rapa Nui artist, Melchor HukeAtan, whose cave paintings grace the shelter at HangaTu'u Hata. He decorated this cave with bird figuresand a Makemake face, and had plans to paint severalother caves on the island but was prevented fromdoing so by the former governor. Melchor also workedin oil, on canvas. He studied art in Chile and isone of the few painters to come out of the is land.It should prove to be a most interesting story.
Van Tilburg PaperSet for SAA
The Society for American Archaeology will holdits annual meeting in Toronto, Canada, on May 6-10. Asymposium on Sunday, May 10th, entitled"Post-processua1 studies in Pacific IslandArchaeology and Ethnohistoryft will be chaired by JoAnne Van Tilburg who will also present a paper,ftEaster Island Monolithic Statues and the SymbolicDepiction of Rank Differential ft •
The workshop for astro-photographers andobservers which was planned for April/May, inconjunction with Sky and Telescope Magazine has beencancelled because of EI Nino conditions.
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{.Drawings from the delightful spoof, ~ Ariki ,
by Nico Wilkins Lihn of Isla de Pascua. Thisprivately published booklet of cartoons provides ahumorous, off-beat view of the ancient culture.
Watching Cousteau on Rapa Nui 4The followin'1 review has very kincly been
contributed by Alan Davis-Drake.
Cousteau Odyssey 6: BLIND PROPHETS ·OF ."EASTERISLAND.
oriqinally . released in 1978, and· now availableon video' tape 'for the .first time i. . this' f'il.. ia ·avisual adventure. doculD8ntin'1 the '.' Coul!teau tea.. ' aexploration of Rapa Nui. It is a must for every loverof Rapa Nui--an animated coffee table book.
Whereas Jacques. Cousteau' is usually at .·homeunder. the sea, this feature fortunately ·stay.s "on'land. .A few token underwater shots ·reveal- a barranlandscape. Nothin'1' ·much to see. Every.thin'1 worth·our time is above sea level. As he descends into thesea, Cousteau himself says, • ••• it ·.is 'quicklyapparent .. that the. shelf 'around the' isli!nd "ia:. asubmer'1ed desert, as if somehow, the impoverishment·of the land ~bove were a cancerous disease, spreadin'1its domain outward ••.•.•
.In· contrast, Phillipe·" Cousteau' a aeria'l· .photo'1raphy is excitin'1. It' sa ·disappointment· thatwe're not '1iven more. The landscape rushes by; ..so.unlike the familiar tedium of bumpinq acroas the Rapa.Nui landscape on horse or motor vehicle.Fortunately, here is where. a' VCR's ·slow .mOtionfeature ·.comes in, allowin'1 a ·leisurely look at::.tti.e:Tahai' complex from the air. .
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We also·.catch qlimps.es· of· the"Cousteau'-·team expl.or.inqcaves. .(They· c-laim to ·have crawled into '200 durinq..their stay.) These brief ql·ances ..are perhaps. theonly realistic look most of us will ever have of whatit is·, like. to ..venture into the famous· ,.Rapa·· Nuiunder,wor·ld o' . ."
X.he, .acenea,. with Or'.' . William' Hulloy.. aredelightful" . and· plenti.t'ulo.. 'We listen "in' ·on ,hia··conversa.tions with Couateau. as.' they :sit.. danqerous'lY··perched· on· :the ·cl·iffs of 'Oronqo OJ:' lounqe i'n: the .sun'·,on Ahu.·Yai. Uri. ·.They ·ba'lance..hiqh on .the·..-quarriEia :of"Rano ..Rarjiku.· and .come up.. wi th.'humorous reasona·'foi' .:the·island 0 s. demis~,·.and· then .suddenly theY",aT~:·it·.• ·thesite of the reconstruction of Ahu Huri a Urenqa.Fina lly we hear lIulloy enunciate the elusive word• bous trophedon' in __. the is l,!-.nd .:m!'seulll. • • • Al fOinterview~,;-... il\ .<·the.:. qut.et ,conf~ne, ',6(' .an'<0;-·o.n9(;'-·:house, is ..'Gonz·a.rO~.Fiquero~ Garcia-Huillobro. . .
Elsewhere around the $,s1ind '.·..;e meet· ··'profl;ssci~·,Jorqe de Silva, Or. Ramon Cad.pi)ell'·, iRooe~~' Kon..: ~ri'dthe ubiquitou'S nameless, Rapanui themselves. (Thereare fortunate'!y'; 'quiek·'!limpse·sP of ·£amili·a·r··: facejj~)
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The film is a thorough introduction to Rapa Nui.We watch Cousteau wrestle with the major questionsand their current explanations: the first settlers,-the· early houses, moai creation and transportation,ronao .ron?o, the manutara cult, internal warfare,woo carv1.nqs, Rapanu1. music· and sonq, petro'1 lyphs
· and ·..ore· petroqlyphs.... In the process, all the.local hot. spota are' visited. It is all a perfectreminder of our· own adventurea on Rapa Nui, an
· accurate reflection to"show to friends who have neverbeen there. .....
Written and n'arrated by" Theodore Strauss, thescientific;: facts are thoughtfully presented,continuously and sensitively juxtaposed withCou·steau·s· unique'. poetic. sense of the world as awhole.' Cousteau 'beqins . the fillll sayin'1 ·Here, likean .absent ..inded refugee fleein'1 disaster, the pasthas left its luqqaqe •••• • The film ends with hiOl
· sa'yinq'" ·Here, in"the endleaa sea, a va'1rant cell of"human'lffe anchored itaelf; created a civilization,
and vaniahed ••• ;· This movie is a poetic, yetsensible 'sullUll&rization of the' scientific view of Rapa
'Nu1' The'onlY questions' it ~oes not attempt to answerB're 'the ones 'pose4 by its 'own title: Who are theblind 'prophets, ~nd'what are their prophesies?
warner Home Video Inc·.·I· VHS, 59 minutes. Notx:ated. $24.98.
AS'a postscript to Alan's review, readers may beinterested in' a 'bit of' backqround regardin'1 theaerial' photoqraphy of' 'Phillipe Cousteau. wh'ileskiOlminq. alonq at tree-top level to photoqraph a herd
.of' 'runninq horaes, '11' audden chan'1e of wind brou'1ht··the',aircraft crashin'1" to earth. Islanders rushed to. help' r'emOve Phillipe frOID the wreckage (he escaped,with''':a:'brolten Itneec'aph' but . they were waved awayuntil the fil.. creW' could' arrive and photoqraph therescue. The dauntless .Phillipe later was to lose his
" nf~ .1,n 'lin, airfilane ··'er~sh. 1n Portuqal.
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